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Title
Date(s)
- 1970- (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
21 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr Virginia Thorley is a pioneer of the breastfeeding movement in Australia. She was the first breastfeeding counsellor in Queensland and in 1985 was in the first cohort in the world to certify IBCLC. In 2008 she was one of the first Fellows of the International Lactation Consultant Association (FILCA). Dr Thorley is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland. -- excerpted from author's bio.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1970-
Collection alternatively titled as: Virginia Thorley Collection.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence, meeting minutes, memos, brochures, page proofs for Feeding baby and child : a guide for Australian parents. Material relates to Virginia Thorley's involvement with Queensland Lactation Consultants, Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, and Queensland Lactation College. Some early material relates to her research on Martin Haley and includes correspondence from him.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Mostly Unrestricted access, with some restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
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Name access points
- Haley, Martin (Subject)
- Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia (Subject)
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Status
Migrated
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.